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Briefings South Korea’s export surge tests the limits of geographic diversificationSemiconductor shipments are booming across Asian hubs, but their final customers may be concentrated in fewer markets South Korea’s 10 largest exporters accounted for 60.9% of the country’s overseas shipments in the third quarter, up 20.3 percentage points from a year earlier, as exports surged 72.3% to $318.6 billion, according to Korea Customs Service data released Tuesday. The 10 companies generated approximately 89% of the increase in export value, while the number of exporting businesses rose just 0.3% to 69,988. The report showed exports to China increasing 113.2%, those to the U.S. rising 98.9% and shipments to a Southeast Asian grouping that includes Taiwan and Hong Kong climbing 93.9%. IT component exports nearly tripled to $153 billion, © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |





